En+ to take EuroSibEnergo public in mid-late 2012
EuroSibEnergo, the electricity and coal division of billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s En+ Group, may return to its plans for an IPO, which failed to materialize in 2010-2011, next year.
EuroSibEnergo has been consolidating Deripaska’s energy and engineering assets since 2009, and holds controlling stakes in Irkutskenergo (RTS: IRGZ), […]
Engagement in Russia’s hydropower development for the Sino-Russian Friendship
A speech delivered by Three Gorges Co. representative Chen Guoqing at Baikal Economic Forum
Dear Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen?
Good afternoon. On behalf of Mr. Cao Guangjing, Chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation and Mr. Zhang Cheng, President of China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. I would like […]
The Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Russia and China Cross Border Cooperation Programme that was approved by the Heads of the States in October, 2009. In particular, it is support for investment projects that are included in the list of […]
The China Daily recently published a very controversial piece on Hulunbeier Grasslands highlighting well familiar problems.
China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region beckons travelers with its fabled undulating fields of grass, fascinating Mongol customs and a scenic Russian border area that teems with trade. Yao Minji pays a visit.
We have a small forest, the […]
According to the China Ministry of Environmental Protection two new automatic stations for water quality monitoring have been constructed and have passed six-months probation period. Both stations are important for controlling water quality at transboundary Argun River. One station is on Genhe River at Datieqiao, the other one is on Hailaer river at Chuogang town […]
The Pigeon is dead but the Marmot is alive!!!
An unusual but timely monument was inaugurated by authorities in uranium-mining town of Krasnokamensk, which lands border best wetlands of upper Argun River. It is dedicated to all marmots exterminated by poisoning in 1939-1956 under largely false suspicion that they disseminate infectious plague. Thousands […]
Temperatures and tensions are rising as miners - and tourists - move in to one of China’s most remote and ecologically fragile regions
Chinese riot police were reportedly dragging off protesting herders while I was blithely listening to karaoke on the Inner Mongolian grasslands this week.
I was unaware of the trouble, though I was […]
On June 21st Tsetsegee Munkhbayar, N. Sambuu-Yondon, D. Tumurbaatar and M. Baatarkhuyag have been arrested and are now detained at the Gants Khudag detention centre. As of June 29th the detainees have not been provided access to lawyers and allowed meetings with their family members.
Detention decision is available only for Mr. Ts. Munkhbayar, who was […]
Leaders of United movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes were arrested on June 23. English language media are silent and only SODON-blog reacted to this outrageous event.
Police arrested Munkhbayar again on June 23 and brought him that night to Ulaanbaatar. Three others who were in Munkhbayar’s team were also arrested: Enkhbayar, Baatarkhuyag, and Naimanjin.
The […]
Giant mining projects in South Gobi will require water supply, which could be obtained either from under the ground or by constructing pipelines to transfer water from Kherlen and Orkhon rivers. It looks like WB continues to promote the use of groundwater. RwB
On May 10, 2011 the World Bank ’s Board of […]